From Slavery to Aid engages two major themes in African historiography, the slow death of slavery and the evolution of international development, and reveals their interrelation in the social history of the region of Ader in the Nigerien Sahel. Benedetta Rossi traces the historical transformations that turned a society where slavery was a fundamental institution into one governed by the goals and methods of 'aid'. Over an impressive sweep of time - from the pre-colonial power of the Caliphate of Sokoto to the aid-driven governments of the present - this study explores the problem that has remained the central conundrum throughout Ader's history: how workers could meet subsistence needs and employers fulfil recruitment requirements in an area where natural resources are constantly exposed to the climatic hazards characteristic of the edge of the Sahara.
| ISBN: | 9781107545113 |
| Publication date: | 21st December 2017 |
| Author: | Benedetta University of Birmingham Rossi |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 403 pages |
| Series: | African Studies |
| Genres: |
African history Slavery and abolition of slavery Social and cultural history Economic history |
From Slavery to Aid engages two major themes in African historiography, the slow death of slavery and the evolution of international development, and reveals their interrelation in the social history of the region of Ader in the Nigerien Sahel. Benedetta Rossi traces the historical transformations that turned a society where slavery was a fundamental institution into one governed by the goals and methods of 'aid'. Over an impressive sweep of time - from the pre-colonial power of the Caliphate of Sokoto to the aid-driven governments of the present - this study explores the problem that has remained the central conundrum throughout Ader's history: how workers could meet subsistence needs and employers fulfil recruitment requirements in an area where natural resources are constantly exposed to the climatic hazards characteristic of the edge of the Sahara.
From Slavery to Aid features in the following genres: African history, Slavery and abolition of slavery, Social and cultural history, Economic history
From Slavery to Aid is available in Paperback, Hardback
From Slavery to Aid was written by Benedetta University of Birmingham Rossi and published by Cambridge University Press
From Slavery to Aid has 403 pages
Yes it is part of African Studies series